JavaScript » eventhandler » onSubmit
- Syntax:
- onSubmit = myJavaScriptCode
Event handler for Form
The onSubmit event handler is used to execute specified JavaScript
code whenever the user submits a form, and as such, is included within
the HTML <FORM> tag. The onSubmit event handler uses the
following properties of the Event object:
type - indicates the type of event.
target - indicates the target object to which the event was sent.
Examples
Code:
<FORM onSubmit="submitEvent()">Explanation:
In this example, the onSubmit event handler calls the 'submitEvent' function.
Code:
<FORM onSubmit="return validate(this)">Explanation:
If you want to validate the information in the form and only allow it to be submitted if it meets your requirements, you will need to put a return statement that returns false in the event handler, as in this example using the 'validate' function.
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